Rail News

MTR has completed tunnelling on the drill-and-blast section of the high-speed Express Rail Link (XRL) in Hong Kong. Lining and track-laying is now underway between Ngau Tam Mei and Tai Kong Po. The 2.6-kilometre tunnel is the final section of drill-and-blast...

Roy Hill, a $10 billion mining project in Australia's Pilbara region, has commissioned the first of its new GE locomotives. 'Ginny' is the first of 21 locomotives being built by GE in Erie, Pennsylvania. The first 14 were delivered to...

Phase two of the LGV Est high-speed railway in France has been completed, cutting journey times between Paris and Strasbourg. On March 31, the final weld was made on the second stage of the line between Baudrecourt and Vendenheim. The first 300-kilometre...

The ScotRail franchise - Scotland's biggest public service contract - has been formally handed over Dutch-owned operator Abellio. The launch of the new franchise was signalled with a £1 million ticket giveway for customers and promises of a host of...

It was a very ordinary structure, comprising two spans across the Ouse to the north of York Station. Its replacement, installed over the February half term, is also pretty average. You might wonder then why I’m wasting your time telling you about it, or indeed why the project cost £6...

Urban rail systems in Europe have already achieved a target to reduce their energy consumption by 10 per cent by 2020. The three-year OSIRIS research project, which has sought to find ways of reducing the energy use of rail systems...

BLS Cargo has ordered 15 new multi-system Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens for its cross-border services. The Swiss freight and logistics specialist will operate the new units on the north-south corridor between Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands. Delivery will...

Foster + Partners is to develop the 'architectural vision' for Jeddah's new public transport system which includes a three-line metro system. The contract was signed this week in the city by governor of Makkah Province HH Prince Khaled bin Faisal bin...

Leipzig City Transport (LVB) has placed a framework order with Solaris for up to 41 Tramino light rail vehicles. The agreement includes a firm order for five units, with the option to purchase a further 36 vehicles in up to...

The first track segment of a new VLT light rail system in Rio de Janeiro has been laid. A 400-metre section of track has been installed on General Luiz Mendes de Morais street in the city's Santo Christo district. The first section...